Narrative of a Voyage to Madeira, Teneriffe and Along the Shores of the Mediterranean: Including a Visit to Algiers, Egypt, Palestine, Tyre, Rhodes, Telmessus, Cyprus, and Greece. With Observations on the Present State and Prospects of Egypt and Palestine, and on the Climate, Natural History and Antiquities of the Countries VisitedW. Curry, jun., 1844 - 648 עמודים |
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עמוד 57
... basalt look like pedestals supporting this beautiful spot above the ocean . Over these , in many places , the cliffs rise with a perpendicular face of several hundred feet ; their tops clothed by the pine and the laurel , and the ...
... basalt look like pedestals supporting this beautiful spot above the ocean . Over these , in many places , the cliffs rise with a perpendicular face of several hundred feet ; their tops clothed by the pine and the laurel , and the ...
עמוד 65
... basalt , with bands of tufa rising in terraces ; between the interstices of these , springs the most luxuriant vege- tation - the asclepium and globularia longifolia , now in full blos- som ; higher up , the myrtle and the dwarf olive ...
... basalt , with bands of tufa rising in terraces ; between the interstices of these , springs the most luxuriant vege- tation - the asclepium and globularia longifolia , now in full blos- som ; higher up , the myrtle and the dwarf olive ...
עמוד 66
... basalt , rising to the height of eight or ten feet above the surrounding level , covered with white lichens , and having small stunted plants of shumac creeping among their chinks and crannies ; their irregular outline makes them look ...
... basalt , rising to the height of eight or ten feet above the surrounding level , covered with white lichens , and having small stunted plants of shumac creeping among their chinks and crannies ; their irregular outline makes them look ...
עמוד 67
... basalt , intersected by extraordinary dykes at different elevations . Caverns of great size run along the coast , into which the sea washes with tremendous fury . The roofs of these are coated with scoria and small pebbles , although ...
... basalt , intersected by extraordinary dykes at different elevations . Caverns of great size run along the coast , into which the sea washes with tremendous fury . The roofs of these are coated with scoria and small pebbles , although ...
עמוד 68
... basalt that lay by the road - side , he inquired if I considered it valuable . Having gained a few minutes ' rest in descanting upon the qualities of the specimen , which weighed about ten or twelve pounds , the simple - hearted man ...
... basalt that lay by the road - side , he inquired if I considered it valuable . Having gained a few minutes ' rest in descanting upon the qualities of the specimen , which weighed about ten or twelve pounds , the simple - hearted man ...
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afforded Alexandria Algiers ancient animals appearance Arabs arches basalt Básha beautiful Bedawees beneath boat Cairo called camels centre chambers Cleopatra's needles climate coast colour Corunna Coural covered dress dromedary Egypt Egyptian English entrance erected European feet French Funchal gate Gibraltar Greek Guanches harbour head height Herodotus hills Holy horses houses inhabitants invalids island Jerusalem Jews Josephus Kabyles Kastelorizo land light Lisbon look Madeira marble miles Mohammad Alee Mohammadan Mooslims morning mosque Mount Mount Sion mountains natives night Nile ornamented passed persons pillar plain Pompey's pillar port present principal pyramids rain remains remarkable residence rise rock roof round ruins scene seen sepulchres shore side Sion Sooltan spot stones streets surrounded Syria Telmessus temple Teneriffe tombs tower town traveller trees Turkish Turks Tyre valley vegetation vessels wall whole wind